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The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has released a new report that examines sport car thefts, showing — not surprisingly — that American muscle cars are the most popular among thieves. The report looks at thefts reported between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2012, and ranks the top 10 most stolen of the group. The study’s criteria was further refined to only include 2010, 2011 and 2012 model-year vehicles, which revealed 3780 total sporty vehicles reported stolen during that period.

The makes and models were defined by Automotive News‘ segmentation, which divides sporty cars up into compact sporty, mid-sized sporty, and premium sporty segments. While mid-size sporty cars like the Camaro and Mustang had the highest number of stolen vehicles, the study found premium sporty cars (such as the Porsche Panamera and BMW 6 Series) were the most unrecovered. Overall, American muscle cars were ranked at the top of the most-stolen sporty cars list — have a look at the results below.

Chevrolet Camaro – With 1509 reported thefts, the Camaro tops the charts. Perhaps certain car thieves have their eyes on the Camaro, since it “excels by almost every objective and subjective measure: design, power, handling, efficiency, comfort, convenience, safety, and, perhaps most important of all, accessibility to the Camaro faithful,” we said of the 2010 Camaro in a First Test.

Ford Mustang – The second-most stolen sports car is the Mustang with 980 reported thefts. The 2011 Ford Mustang broke new ground for the automaker since it was the first Mustang to make more than 300 hp while achieving more than 30 mpg on the highway. Maybe this made the Mustang more desirable to thieves since they imagined they could outrun the cops in a car chase without running out of fuel.

Dodge Challenger – We imagine there’s no inconspicuous way of stealing this large-and-in-charge piece of metal, however there were 782 reported thefts of the Challenger. We , Since there’s no quiet way of starting up a 470-hp 6.4-liter V-8 making 470 lb-ft of torque, we wonder how many of those were the SRT8 392.

Porsche Panamera – As popular as the Panamera is among Porsche buyers, the four-door’s 103 reported thefts make it the most popular stolen car on this list in the “premium sporty” category.

Audi A5/S5 – Not far behind the Porsche is the Audi A5/S5, with 101 stolen cars. Until the 2014 model year got a minor horsepower bump, the A5 was powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter I-4 engine that generated 211 hp and 258 lb-ft. The S5 offers even more power thanks to its supercharged 3.0-liter V-6, good for 333 hp and 325 lb-ft.

Chevrolet Corvette – Another Chevrolet makes the list, this time with Corvette, of which 69 2010-2012 model year cars were reported stolen during the 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 calendar years. We doubt many were the Z06, since “few mortal men are truly man enough to drive the Z06. In fact, if the phrase ‘Professional Race Car Driver’ doesn’t appear on your resume, don’t even bother,” we said in a 2011 Corvette Z06 First Test.

Nissan 370Z – It may not be the Nissan GT-R, but the 370Z still packs a punch with respectable performance figures: 0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds, and the quarter-mile in 13.4 seconds at 105.6 mph. That’s quicker than the 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8, which posted a 5.2-second 0-60 and a 13.9-second quarter-mile at 102.2 mph in MT testing, which may help explain why 47 2010-2012 model year Zs were stolen during 2009-2012.

BMW 6 Series – Following the Nissan coupe and convertible is the BMW 6 Series with 45 reported thefts. The 6 Series lineup now includes not just a coupe and convertible, but a coupe-like four-door as well.

Volkswagen Eos – For those 23 thieves in 2009-2012 who wanted to make their getaway with their hair blowing in the wind, they chose the Eos. In a rental convertible comparison, the second-place Eos was said to lack soul.

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